An update from Loreto Real Estate
Back in the 17th century, a beautiful community was founded on the shores of the Vermillion Sea, now known as the Sea of Cortez. The community that we now know as Loreto was established as part of a Jesuit mission, driven by the ambition of the Spanish Crown to expand into what promised to be a rich territory, and expand, they did. However, it was the beauty of the Sierra de La Giganta, the legacy of the native Guaycuras, and Cochimies people, and the beautiful natural setting, that would turn this community into the first capital of the Californias. This means that that long before the separation of the territories between Mexico and the United States - there was only one Territory called California....
